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Digging the roots to Lee’s family tree

Digging the roots to Lee’s family tree

By | April 14, 2010 at 6:29 pm | No comments

History professor, Dr. Mark Schultz, has a specialized focus on African-American and southern history. Schultz grew up in Georgia and has been working on research on “the day-to-day experience of rural, black and white people, in Jim Crow Georgia” for 25 years. Through...

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Tough on the wallet, tough on the love

Tough on the wallet, tough on the love

By | April 14, 2010 at 6:13 pm | No comments

Given today’s precarious and unreliable economy, there are other things that are being cut besides government funded programs and federal spending. Surprisingly, people have began cutting their spouses and significant others as a way to save money and decrease a deficit of...

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Don’t take a dip in the “Hot Tub Time Machine”

Don’t take a dip in the “Hot Tub Time Machine”

By | April 14, 2010 at 5:50 pm | No comments

I’m not quite sure why I had high expectations for MGM’s recent comedy, “Hot Tub Time Machine.” The trailer was hilarious enough - a group of four guys are magically sent back to the 80s after a wild night of partying at a ski resort. But the 80s references to flashy...

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Setting a model example for hope

By | April 14, 2010 at 5:47 pm | No comments

Ever since the earthquake that destructed the small island nation of Haiti on Jan. 12 occurred, there have been a handful of global and local communities that have responded with outpouring support. In their part, the Lewis community started the “Hope for Haiti”...

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Cakes: not just for dessert anymore

By | April 6, 2010 at 6:14 pm | No comments

Cake is no longer just a delicious food. Hit shows like Ace of Cakes has transformed it into an art. Two Lewis University students take us for a behind the scenes look at how one local cake artist does her...

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Free Tilly

Free Tilly

By | March 29, 2010 at 7:53 pm | No comments

If you have been watching the news during the last few weeks, you will have heard about a whale that drowned a trainer at SeaWorld in Orlando. The death of Dawn Brancheau is tragic, and it should never have happened because Tilikium (Tilly) should not have been in captivity in...

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